Mississippi Egg Custard Pie

INGREDIENTS (for 8 servings):

1 3/4 cups white sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups milk

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Beat together the sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla and milk and pour the mixture into a 9 inch pie pan. Place pie in a dish filled with hot water (water should reach halfway up the sides of the pie pan). Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Let cool and serve.